A new introduction to Islam
By: Daniel W. Brown
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Chichester, UK; Malden, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 341
ISBN-13: 9781405158077
Description: This book offers students an account of the origins, major features, and lasting impact of the Islamic tradition. The development of Muslim beliefs and practices is explored against the background of social and cultural contexts that extend from North Africa to South and Southeast Asia. (Adapted from back cover).
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-323) and index.
Table of contents: title: Pt. I. The formation of the Islamic tradition.  Islam in global perspective ; Arabia ; The pre-Islamic Near East ; The life of Muhammad ; The Qurʼān ; The tradition literature; title: Pt. II. The expansion of Islam.  The conquests ; Religion of empire ; The Caliphate; title: Pt. III. Islamic institutions.  Islamic law ; Islamic theology and philosophy ; Sufism; title: Pt. IV. Crisis and renewal in Islamic history.  Turks, Crusaders, and Mongols ; Revival and reform ; Islam and the West ; The turbulent twentieth century ; Islam in the twenty-first century; title: Glossary.